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Synecdoche: Understanding a Figure of Speech
Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part represents the whole,…
Polyptoton
Polyptoton is a rhetorical device featuring the repetition of words derived from…
Pleonasm: Redundancy in Language
A pleonasm is the use of more words than are necessary to…
Oxymorons: Understanding Contradictory Pairs
Explore the fascinating world of oxymorons, literary devices that combine contradictory terms…
Metonymy: Understanding Figurative Language
Metonymy is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is…
Litotes: Understatement for Effect
Litotes is a figure of speech employing understatement, often for ironic or…
Irony
Irony is a literary device and rhetorical device where the intended meaning…
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a literary device using exaggeration for emphasis or effect. It's…
Epistrophe: Understanding the Rhetorical Device
Epistrophe is a rhetorical device characterized by the repetition of a word…